Fred A. Hartley Jr.

Fred Allan Hartley Jr. (22 February 1902-11 May 1969) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-NJ 8) from 1929 to 1933 (succeeding Paul J. Moore and preceding George N. Seger) and from 1933 to 1949 (succeeding Frederick R. Lehlbach and preceding Peter W. Rodino).

Biography
Fred Allan Hartley Jr. was born in Harrison, New Jersey in 1902, and he served as library commissioner and police and fire commissioner in Kearny before being elected to the US House of Representatives in 1928. At the age of 27, he was the youngest member of the 71st US Congress, and he was one of few Republican Party congressmen to retain their seats during the Great Depression. After World War II, he attempted to fight postwar labor unrest with the Taft-Hartley Act, which allowed for states to enact "right to work" laws. His service concluded in 1949, and he worked as a business consultant until his death in Linwood in 1969.